Events - month view
earlier monthsOctober 2017
BQA in an Evening
October 13, 2017
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Pavilion, NY
Beef Quality Assurance training. By attending a producer will become Level 1 certified.
Feeder School - 2 day on-farm training, Day 1
October 25, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Canandaigua, NY
Who Should Attend:
- Those who are currently feeding dairy cows and want to learn more about the how and why of what they're doing.
- Those who are interested in becoming a cow feeder and want to increase their knowledge of cow feeding.
- Anyone interested in learning more about how to improve the feeding process on their farm.
Considering Small Scale Commercial Value-Added Dairy Production
October 26, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Penn Yan, NY
This presentation will introduce you to the ins and outs of small-scale cheese, yogurt and other value added dairy production.
We'll be covering:
- How to get started
- Funding: grant & loan opportunities
- Examples of value-added businesses
- How do I decide if this is right for me?
- How to get started and regulation overview
Feeder School - 2 Days of On-Farm Training
October 26 - November 2, 2017
10am-3pm both days
Lansing & Whitney Point, NY
Who Should Attend:
- Those who are currently feeding dairy cows and want to learn more about the how and why of what they're doing
- Those who are interested in becoming a cow feeder and want to increase their knowledge of cow feeding
- Anyone interested in learning more about how to improve the feeding process on their farm
Why Should You Vaccinate Beef Cattle?
October 26, 2017
6:30 pm
Herkimer, NY
Come find out why beef cattle need to be vaccinated.
Hire and Retain the Best
October 27, 2017
4:30 pm
Scipio Center, NY
Dairy producers please join us for this great hiring event!
With your attendance, you will be given the opportunity to hire for both internships and careers. Our guest speaker will visit with you on how to make your hiring techniques more effective.
With your attendance, you will be given the opportunity to hire for both internships and careers. Our guest speaker will visit with you on how to make your hiring techniques more effective.
Feeder School - 2 Days of on Farm Training
October 31 - November 7, 2017
10am - 3pm
Canton, NY
Who Should Attend:
• Those who are currently feeding dairy cows and want to learn more about
the how and why of what they're doing.
• Those who are interested in becoming a cow feeder and want to increase
their knowledge of cow feeding.
• Anyone interested in learning more about how to improve the feeding
process on their farm.
• Those who are currently feeding dairy cows and want to learn more about
the how and why of what they're doing.
• Those who are interested in becoming a cow feeder and want to increase
their knowledge of cow feeding.
• Anyone interested in learning more about how to improve the feeding
process on their farm.
November 2017
Feeder School - 2 day on-farm training, Day 2
November 1, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Piffard, NY
Who Should Attend:
- Those who are currently feeding dairy cows and want to learn more about the how and why of what they're doing.
- Those who are interested in becoming a cow feeder and want to increase their knowledge of cow feeding.
- Anyone interested in learning more about how to improve the feeding process on their farm.
Cancelled: Equine Forage Quality~Little Falls
November 2, 2017
7-9 pm
Little Falls, NY
Equine Forage Quality~Ballston Spa
November 7, 2017
7-9 pm
Ballston Spa, NY
Northeast Cover Crop Council Annual Meeting
November 8, 2017
8 am - 8 pm
Ithaca, NY
Interested in cover crops? Farmers, students, researchers, extension educators, government and industry representatives, and other cover crop enthusiasts are invited to the first annual Northeast Cover Crops Council Meeting hosted by Cornell University and the USDA NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center on November 8-9, 2017.
Presentations on November 8 will focus on soil health, cover crop practices for no-till, pest management, cover crop mixtures, harvesting cover crops for forage, and more. Participants will also have the opportunity to present their own work in a Poster Reception featuring local and seasonal refreshments and hors d'oeuvres.
November 9 will feature a field tour of the cover crop demonstration plots at the USDA-NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center in Big Flats, NY. This meeting will be a great opportunity to learn about advances and network with cover crop experts from the Northeast.
Space is limited, so register now to secure your spot! (Once capacity is reached, a wait list will become available.)
Cancelled~Equine Forage Quality~Milford
November 9, 2017
7-9 pm
Milford, NY
This event has been cancelled.
Horse Owners and Hay Growers!
Make the most of your hay resources
Make the most of your hay resources
New York Learning Circles - Soil Health & Your Land
November 9, 2017
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Mount Morris, NY
More than one million women now own or manage farmland across America with many of these women inheriting their land from their spouse or parents. Research shows that women landowners can benefit from learning about conservation practices from other women landowners and conservation professionals. To reach the growing number of women landowners interested in conservation, American Farmland Trust, along with Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team & Ohio's Wood Soil & Water Conservation District, have joined together to offer a number of different opportunities to share information and learn more about preserving their land long into the future.
We hope that you can join us for 1 or more of our Learning Circles! Invite a friend or family member to join you!!!
We hope that you can join us for 1 or more of our Learning Circles! Invite a friend or family member to join you!!!
Feeder Schools~Canajoharie Start
November 28 - December 5, 2017
10 am-3 pm
Canajoharie, NY
2 Days of On-Farm Training
2017 Feed Dealer Seminar
November 28, 2017
6-9 pm
Ballston Spa, NY
2017 Feed Dealer Seminar
*CANCELLED* Marketing Meeting ~ Herkimer
November 28, 2017
6:00-7:30 pm
Herkimer, NY
The Marketing meetings have been postponed. An announcement will go up when they are rescheduled.
In order to stay in business as producers, we need to learn how to produce a consistent product for our consumers to continue to come back year after year.
Feeder Schools~Sherburne Start
November 30 - December 7, 2017
10 am-3 pm
Sherburne, NY
2 Days of On-Farm Training
2017 Feed Dealer Seminar
November 30, 2017
12-3pm
Watertown, NY
The Feed Dealer Seminars are specifically targeted for nutritionists, veterinarians, crop and management consultants, extension educators, and dairy producers with specific interest in nutrition-oriented topics. They are designed to blend the latest concepts in feeding and other management aspects of dairies with field level application. They have been conducted annually as a road show with multiple sites in New York for many years.
2017 Feed Dealers Seminar
November 30, 2017
6-9 pm
Cortland, NY
The Feed Dealer Seminars are specifically targeted for nutritionists, veterinarians, crop and management consultants, extension educators, and dairy producers with specific interest in nutrition-oriented topics. They are designed to blend the latest concepts in feeding and other management aspects of dairies with field level application. They have been conducted annually as a road show with multiple sites in New York for many years with an additional Vermont location held during the past several years in collaboration with the Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance.
*CANCELLED* Marketing Meeting ~ Cobleskill
November 30, 2017
6:00-7:30 pm
Cobleskill, NY
The Marketing meetings have been postponed. An announcement will go up when they are rescheduled.
December 2017
Feed Dealer's Meeting
December 1, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Batavia, NY
The Feed Dealer Seminars are specifically targeted for nutritionists, veterinarians, crop and management consultants, extension educators, and dairy producers with specific interest in nutrition-oriented topics. They are designed to blend the latest concepts in feeding and other management aspects of dairies with field level application. They have been conducted annually as a road show with multiple sites in New York for many years with an additional Vermont location held during the past several years in collaboration with the Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance.
*CANCELLED*Marketing Meeting ~ Fonda
December 4, 2017
6:00-7:30 pm
Fonda, NY
The Marketing meetings have been postponed. An announcement will go up when they are rescheduled.
*CANCELLED*Marketing Meeting ~ Norwich
December 5, 2017
6:00-7:30 pm
Norwich, NY
The Marketing meetings have been postponed. An announcement will go up when they are rescheduled.
Calf & Heifer Congress - 2017 "Rising Above the Challenges"
December 6 - December 7, 2017
East Syracuse, NY
Registration Now Open!
Click here to view a video highlighting the excellent programming you can expect at Calf & Heifer Congress!
*CANCELLED*Marketing Meeting ~ Ballston Spa
December 6, 2017
6:00-7:30 pm
Ballston Spa, NY
The Marketing meetings have been postponed. An announcement will go up when they are rescheduled.
In order to stay in business as producers, we need to learn how to produce a consistent product for our consumers to continue to come back year after year.
CANCELLED **** Navigating the Ag Labor Maze **** CANCELLED
December 7, 2017
11:30 am - 4:00 pm
Geneva, NY
Do you hire, or are considering hiring, migrant or foreign-born labor? Do you want to improve your skills in supervising employees who come from diffeent cultures, especially workers from Mexico and Central America?
This workshop is for you!
Academy for Dairy Executives
December 12 - February 21, 2018
The Academy for Dairy Executives Program (Academy) is an educational opportunity for progressive dairy executives.
Academy for Dairy Executives
December 12, 2017
Hamilton, Auburn & Oneonta, NY
Cornell University Cooperative Extension and PRO-DAIRY invite you to apply for this three part educational program in Central NY.
The Academy for Dairy Executives: Developing Leadership and Management Skills for Young Dairy Professionals
- Gain a better understanding of the fast-changing dairy industry
- Learn from and interact with other producers and dairy professionals
- Improve leadership and management skills of a successful dairy business during volatile times
- Develop skills necessary to lead your dairy business into the future
2017 Dairy Summit
December 13, 2017
10am - 3pm
Canton, NY
Speakers
Matt Draper, Executive Director of the Shipley Center for
Innovations, Clarkson University
Lindsay Ferlito, Kimberley Morrill, and Kelsey O'Shea,
North Country Regional Ag Team
Frank Welcome, Sr. Extension Associate, Quality Milk Production Services (QMPS)
Click here to register.
Matt Draper, Executive Director of the Shipley Center for
Innovations, Clarkson University
Lindsay Ferlito, Kimberley Morrill, and Kelsey O'Shea,
North Country Regional Ag Team
Frank Welcome, Sr. Extension Associate, Quality Milk Production Services (QMPS)
Click here to register.
High Tunnel Winter Greens Production Class
December 14, 2017
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Warsaw, NY
Come learn the basics of how high tunnels work to help grow crops throughout the year. We will focus on crops grown in the tunnels during the colder months.
2017 Dairy Summit
December 20, 2017
10am - 3pm
Malone, NY
Speakers
Matt Draper, Executive Director of the Shipley Center for
Innovations, Clarkson University
Lindsay Ferlito, Kimberley Morrill, and Kelsey O'Shea,
North Country Regional Ag Team
Frank Welcome, Sr. Extension Associate, Quality Milk Production Services (QMPS)
Click here to register.
Matt Draper, Executive Director of the Shipley Center for
Innovations, Clarkson University
Lindsay Ferlito, Kimberley Morrill, and Kelsey O'Shea,
North Country Regional Ag Team
Frank Welcome, Sr. Extension Associate, Quality Milk Production Services (QMPS)
Click here to register.
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Livestock Production Field Day
August 29, 2026 : Livestock Production Field Day
Chaffee, NY and East Aurora, NY,
Join us on visits to Horizon Ridge Farm in East Aurora and Troll Bridge Farm in Chaffee for an introduction to small beef and small diversified livestock enterprises. Through walking farm tours, attendees will learn about management, meat processing, setting prices, and finding local markets. Dinner will be provided. Register by contacting Amy Barkley at amb544@cornell.edu or 716-640-0844.
Poultry Processing Workshop, Canandaigua, NY
September 17, 2026 : Poultry Processing Workshop - Canandaigua, NY
Canandaigua, NY
This program is one of four statewide roadshow stops across the state, offering farmers a full poultry processing experience. The class will teach skills that build confidence, reduce costs, and strengthen your farm's independence. This hands-on workshop gives farmers the chance to process a bird from start to finish, learning every step of the workflow used by small farms across the state.
Tax 101: An Introduction to Income Taxes for Farmers
September 17, 2026 : Tax 101: An Introduction to Income Taxes for Farmers
Join NY Farm Net for a FREE mid-day webinar about income tax basics for farmers. Attendees will learn what documents you need, options for recordkeeping systems, how identify common tax forms and schedules, and more!
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